President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering the 2026 state of hte nation address. Rodger Bosch/Reuters South Africa will push ahead with breaking up Eskom and creating a standalone company to run the transmission grid, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday, a key reform being monitored closely by international investors. The economy has been hobbled for years by…
President Trump is pressuring Ukraine to sign off on a new peace proposal with Russia by Thanksgiving. The 28-point plan would have Ukraine surrender about 20% of its territory to the Russians — an area roughly the size of Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Palmer has details.
Nairobi — A high-profile coalition of second-hand clothing industry leaders, policymakers, and academic experts from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America has published an open letter to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), calling for greater transparency, data integrity, and inclusivity in its ongoing research on used clothing and textile circularity. The coalition — led…
During a year of escalating global turmoil – from widening wars and economic hardship to the relentless advance of the climate crisis – the United Nations has held its ground, working to promote peace, drive sustainable development, and ease human suffering. The Secretary-General’s annual report, released on Thursday ahead of the 80th session of the…
The DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach The DA is intensifying its efforts to create a Cyber Commission, with news on Tuesday that it has tabled a private members bill in parliament to this effect. DA justice & constitutional development spokeswoman Glynnis Breytenbach said that while the response from the private sector and academia has been “overwhelmingly positive”,…
